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grannybroon

Hi everyone

The ongoing refurbishment of my kitchen finally ended on Friday. Hope this link will work showing a potted history from start to finish. I had new doors and laminate flooring fitted too.

My kitchen is a fairly small galley kitchen and we disposed of the hatch through to the dining area to give more cupboard space.

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg19/mazzagdb/kitchen/

GB

skintscotslass

grannybroon wrote: »

Hi everyone

The ongoing refurbishment of my kitchen finally ended on Friday. Hope this link will work showing a potted history from start to finish. I had new doors and laminate flooring fitted too.

My kitchen is a fairly small galley kitchen and we disposed of the hatch through to the dining area to give more cupboard space.

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg19/mazzagdb/kitchen/

GB

GB - your kitchen is just lovely! How long did it take in total?

purpleivy

That looks beautiful GB. I bet you're really pleased with it.

grannybroon

Hi Skint and Purple

Thank you so much for your comments.

Well, yes I am so pleased with it. It replaced a 35 year old kitchen so anything was better than that.

Timescale - planning early New Year (basically went with the fitter's recommendations). The scraping walls, old tiles off and decorator in to paint ceiling. March-April to get most of it done with decoration, tiling etc. Time scale was co-ordinating things like a different joiner for doors and flooring. Actual ripping out of kitchen and fitting new one was only a few days. One kitchen door was flawed so that was rectified a fortnight ago and decorator back last Friday to give doors another coat of varnish.

I now have enough cupboards etc that basically I can keep everything out of site apart from the real essentials like kettle, toaster etc.

Love GB x

MATH

A very nice kitchen GB:jI had simple light coloured units fitted over 12 years ago. They were cheap jobbies as I was planning to knock through (never happened) despite being a bit battle-scarred now they haven't dated.

Having had very large farmhouse type kitchens in the past and small galley style ones too I have to say I prefer the compact kitchens best (providing I am the only one in there LOL)

grannybroon

Hey Math

Good to hear from you and thanks for the comments. It wasn't the cheapest job but it will see me and DH out!!!!!!!!!!!

I seem to remember some lovely refurbs you did to a bedroom(s)?

Hope all well with you and yours and no doubt splitting your time between home and the coast.

Best wishes

GB

Penny-Pincher!!

.....lovely GB!!

MATH

grannybroon wrote: »

Hey Math

It wasn't the cheapest job but it will see me and DH out!!!!!!!!!!!

Best wishes

GB

I hope you don't think I was suggesting your kitchen was a cheap jobbie like mine:eek: cos that wasn't what I meant at all....it looks fab.

Yes I'm still in Leicestershire during term time and at the coast at all other times and every other weekend there too. Wherever I am, I miss the other place LOL. Trouble is I live in two wonderfully picturesque areas of the country and am spoilt rotten:o

grannybroon

Hey Math

Not at all. We held out until our 'twilight' years to do what I wanted. I have got the double glazing, the bathroom and now the kitchen. Not a big issue as I can enjoy and appreciate now. We weren't selling and we could live with it! Could have done it years ago but bringing up the kids and money going elsewhere far more important!

Glad all fine with you.

GB

AussieLass

Love the kitchen Granny. It's come up beautifully. I bet you're already cooking up a storm in it.